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Atypoidea is a clade of mygalomorph spiders, one of the two main groups into which the mygalomorphs are divided (the other being Avicularioidea). It has been treated at the rank of superfamily. It contains five families of spiders: [1] [2] [3] Atypidae Thorell, 1870 Antrodiaetidae Gertsch, 1940 Mecicobothriidae Holmberg, 1882
This category contains lists of spider species, one for each family. If a family is not listed here, check for the family page at Araneae families . The species are mostly taken from various versions of the World Spider Catalog .
Paintings of Araneus angulatus from Svenska Spindlar of 1757, the first major work on spider taxonomy. Spider taxonomy is the part of taxonomy that is concerned with the science of naming, defining and classifying all spiders, members of the Araneae order of the arthropod class Arachnida, which has more than 48,500 described species. [1]
Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. [1] First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, [2] it has been substantially revised, and includes the previous family Zoridae as a synonym, [3] and excludes the family Xenoctenidae. [4]
The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders.The family contains more than 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, and angel spider.
Lycosoidea is a clade or superfamily of araneomorph spiders.The traditional circumscription was based on a feature of the eyes. The tapetum is a reflective layer at the back of the eye, thought to increase sensitivity in low light levels.
Heptathelidae is a family of spiders. [1] It has been sunk within the family Liphistiidae as the subfamily Heptathelinae, [2] but as of April 2024 was accepted by the World Spider Catalog. [1] It is placed in suborder Mesothelae, which contains the most basal living spiders.
Anapidae is a family of rather small spiders with 233 described extant species in 59 genera. [1] It includes the former family Micropholcommatidae as the subfamily Micropholcommatinae, [2] and the former family Holarchaeidae. Most species are less than 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. [3]